Three Things All About Me

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. Susan
2. Suse (pronounced "sooz," as in "Sousaphone")
3. Ms. Adams (to the occasional student with too much good breeding to call me by my first name)

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. susanmarie
2. susan
3. sinclair

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. I'm smart
2. I'm thoughtful
3. I'm dedicated to my friends

THREE THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. I'm the queen of procrastination
2. I'm afraid of rejection
3. I don't always know when to be silent

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
1. Norweigan
2. Swedish
3. Mystery meat

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. Depression.
2. Failure.
3. Falling on my head.

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. Coffee. Well, preferrably a grande, non-fat, with whip, gingerbread latte
2. NPR
3. Talking to the GF.

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. Long johns
2. Reading glasses
3. jeans

THREE OF YOUR FAVOURITE BANDS (or artists):
1. k.d. lang
2. Norah Jones
3. Indigo Girls

THREE OF YOUR FAVOURITE SONGS AT PRESENT:
1. "Passionate Kisses" by Mary Chapin Carpenter
2. "Maggie Mae" by Melissa Etheridge
3. "Power of Two" by the Indigo Girls

THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS:
1. Downhill skiing
2. Meditation practice
3. Running a 5k

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A (primary) RELATIONSHIP (love is a given):
1. commitment
2. monkey lovin'
3. humor

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE
1. I will be defending my dissertation this spring.
2. I am already the person I want to become (according to Thich Nhat Hanh)
3. I floss everyday.

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT OTHERS THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. strong legs
2. beautiful eyes
3. that sweet space at the base of the throat, nestled between the collar bones

THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO:
1. Focus on my writing for longer than an hour at a time.
2. Remain confident for longer than 20 minutes at a time.
3. Vote Republican.

THREE OF YOUR FAVOURITE PASTIMES:
1. Snuggling with the GF
2. Reading
3. Hanging out with friends

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. Stop procrastinating and get my work done!
2. Play in the snow with Maddie the Wonder Dog.
3. Watch the Style network (clearly in direct contradiction with #1)

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
1. Assistant Professor of English, specializing in Rhetoric & Composition.
2. Writer of lesbian chick lit and entertaining non-fiction
3. Volunteer and activist

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. Australia/New Zealand
2. Southwest US
3. Scandinavia

THREE KIDS' NAMES (that you like or know):
1. Elisabet
2. Jordan
3. Kaja

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. Create something of lasting impact.
2. Be of real use to others.
3. Travel outside North America

THREE RECENTLY READ BOOKS:
1. Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
2. Shopaholic and Sister
3. Lost in a Good Book (for the umpteenth time)